discourages is a form of:

Discourage



verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) ~ somebody (from doing something) (to dishearten, to dissuade) failures discourage him ធ្វើឱ្យខូចទឹកចិត្ដ, discourage investment ធ្វើឱ្យរា (កុំឱ្យធ្វើអ្វីមួយ)
Example: poor grades in school can be discouraging especially when you have worked so hard.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) បង្អាក់ធ្វើអោយបាត់សេចក្តីក្លាហាន
  • discourage from
    - បង្អាក់ទឹកចិត្ដ, រារាំងមិនឲ្យធ្វើអ្វីមួយ
1.
appall, dampen, daunt, demoralize, deter, dissuade, dull, forbid, hinder, inhibit, repress, warn